AVX Corporation, a 71 percent owned subsidiary of Kyocera Electronics Corporation, is a manufacturer of electronic components headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. It is the largest industrial employer in Horry County, South Carolina, with almost 1000 workers in Myrtle Beach and Conway. AVX has 9,900 employees and operates in the United Sta...Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVX_Corporation